Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
11863
34633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 608
11859
34631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 579
11701
34157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 379
9752
30015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 75
3167
10625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
3167
10625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 74
3163
10621 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
2179
7732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2014
7306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Costa Rica
23 Families width 7306 Species and 880 Subspecies #ABCDEGLNPRSU
| Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1963 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1248 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 411 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 809 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 547 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 972 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 147 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 191 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 319 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 201 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 190 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 22 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Costa Rica | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
118
472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
343
1279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
1025
3514 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
527
2040 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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